The president of the Argentine Chamber of Poultry Producers and Industrializers met with Catalán, vice chief of staff. Argentina is the second country that consumes the most eggs in the world, behind Mexico.
The Argentine Chamber of Poultry Producers and Industrializers (CAPIA) denounced an alarming growth in egg smuggling in the country in areas close to the northern and northeastern borders. The entity’s warning comes at a good time for the sector, since per capita consumption in the country and per year went from 127 units in 2002 to 352 units last year. The exchange rate situation, in relation to neighboring countries, favors the entry of eggs from Paraguay and Bolivia.
After breaking myths related to the daily consumption of this food, National production increased by 2.88% in 2023, when it reached 15,807,600,000 units, of which 98% is destined for the domestic market. This caused Argentina to become the second country that consumes the most eggs in the world, behind Mexico. “The poultry sector has a strong impact on the Argentine economy, generating direct and indirect employment for more than 32,000 people and with a presence in 18 provinces, mainly in Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos, Córdoba and Mendoza,” CAPIA noted in a recent report. .
Hence the concern to stop the smuggling of this product, whose presence was observed up to 600 kilometers inside Argentine territory, which implies the existence of a complex distribution network. “Beyond the economic damage that smuggling generates both to the activity and to public coffers, we are extremely concerned about the health danger that the entry of illegal merchandise implies, both for the population and for our birds,” he told the press. Javier Pridapresident of CAPIA, after a meeting he had with the deputy chief of staff, Lisandro Catalán.
According to the businessman, in the meeting with the official the urgent need to plan joint actions between the public and private sectors to stop this illegal practice was raised. He highlighted that he also participated in the meeting Pablo Cortesepresident of the National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (Senasa), who highlighted his willingness to strengthen controls and inspection tasks. “It was agreed to implement stricter measures, including the immediate seizure of contraband products and increased controls in the most affected areas,” Prida said.
Prida recalled that the sector also manages the elimination of Value Added Tax (VAT) to eggs, because “it supports tax pressure that affects its competitiveness.” While eggs are taxed with 21% VAT, other animal proteins are taxed only 10.5%, he said. “Eliminating VAT would not only relieve the consumer, but would also allow the poultry sector to continue growing,” highlighted the head of CAPIA.
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Sergio Uhrigpresident of the Huevo Campo company, with a strong presence in northeastern Argentina, said that consumption doubled. “In recent years, eggs have been valued in terms of the amount of vitamins, proteins and other qualities they have as food, as they are healthy for children, young people and the elderly,” he said.
In an interview, the businessman detailed a new phenomenon in sales. “We practically stopped selling eggs by the dozen and a family buys by the maple. Our offers are no longer by the dozen because people take two or three maples, a normal consumption for any family for 15 days,” he added. In relation to the cost, he pointed out that the value of one maple is around $4,800 and, from three, the cost per unit drops to $4,400. “September, October and November are the months in which there is egg production without major additional costs, because there is a greater quantity of the product on the farms, since the layers enter their production peak. This introduces greater supply into the market, which also contributes to keeping prices stable,” he said.
Source: Ambito
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